On with another journal. I've had this tank running for the past few months with some random fish in there, now they have been re homed I'm going for a 3rd attempt with red cherry shrimp. Wish me luck.
The tank is a 60l Arcadia Arc, along with internal filter, light, and heater that came with it. I think the little fleas should be ok with the filter as it has sponge inside by the intake. We'll see how things get on. Substrate is 12 month old eco complete, as it's what was in the tank.
Plants I've been throwing in trimmings recently. So far there is Staurogyne Repens, Echinodorus Quadricostatus & Vesuvius plus an unknown Echinodorus, Alternathera Renieckii and a little brown crypt, maybe wendetii. The big piece of wood had fissidens, flame and weeping moss on. It's been neglected in a plastic tub in the garage. I gave it a good scrub and think there is enough moss alive to kick thing's off. The small piece of wood has got a thriving small java fern on it that I stole from a 30cm guppy cube. Oh and there's some Tropica 53b trimmings too.
Any plants that fail will be replaced with fresh crypts, moss or ferns.
Ok on with the pic. Situated in the hallway.
Plan is no ferts, no carbon. I have shaded the light with a sheet of A4 paper and set to 5 hours per day.
20 cherry shrimp went in last night. I can only spot 2 tonight but no corpses. There's plenty of space for them to hide so I'm sure they are just hiding.
The tank is a 60l Arcadia Arc, along with internal filter, light, and heater that came with it. I think the little fleas should be ok with the filter as it has sponge inside by the intake. We'll see how things get on. Substrate is 12 month old eco complete, as it's what was in the tank.
Plants I've been throwing in trimmings recently. So far there is Staurogyne Repens, Echinodorus Quadricostatus & Vesuvius plus an unknown Echinodorus, Alternathera Renieckii and a little brown crypt, maybe wendetii. The big piece of wood had fissidens, flame and weeping moss on. It's been neglected in a plastic tub in the garage. I gave it a good scrub and think there is enough moss alive to kick thing's off. The small piece of wood has got a thriving small java fern on it that I stole from a 30cm guppy cube. Oh and there's some Tropica 53b trimmings too.
Any plants that fail will be replaced with fresh crypts, moss or ferns.
Ok on with the pic. Situated in the hallway.
Plan is no ferts, no carbon. I have shaded the light with a sheet of A4 paper and set to 5 hours per day.
20 cherry shrimp went in last night. I can only spot 2 tonight but no corpses. There's plenty of space for them to hide so I'm sure they are just hiding.